SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Analogies

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Elementary Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #471 : Analogies

Complete the analogy.

Oven is to cook _______________.

Possible Answers:

knife is to cut

eggs are to boil

cake is to bake

chocolate is to eat

microwave is to sink 

Correct answer:

knife is to cut

Explanation:

"Oven" and "cook" are a tool and its use, so the answer must be a tool and its use. You use an oven to cook food (or clay, or whatever you want to really), just as you use a knife to cut (often but not always food), so that must be the correct answer.

Example Question #471 : Analogies

Complete the analogy.

Chair is to sit as ______________.

Possible Answers:

sofa is to cushion

bed is to bedroom

table is to wooden

bed is to lie down.

bed is to pillow

Correct answer:

bed is to lie down.

Explanation:

We use a "chair" to "sit." The chair is a tool that facilitates your ability to become seated, and thus the relationship is that of a tool and a use. Of the given options, only a "bed" relates to lying down in this way. A "pillow" is often a part of a "bed," but a bed never uses a pillow.

Example Question #472 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Chopsticks is to eating as money is to __________.

Possible Answers:

job

dollar

cash

spending

throwing

Correct answer:

spending

Explanation:

The purpose, or use, of a "chopstick" is for "eating." So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out what is the purpose of "money." The correct answer is "spending."

Example Question #473 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Pajamas is to sleep as __________ is to work.

Possible Answers:

rest

boss

office

suit

job

Correct answer:

suit

Explanation:

"Pajamas" are clothes that you might wear to "sleep." So, which of these are clothes that you might wear to go to "work?" The correct answer is a "suit."

Example Question #474 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Javelin is to throw as soccer ball is to __________.

Possible Answers:

kick

sport

lose

team

play

Correct answer:

kick

Explanation:

In order to use a "javelin" you have to "throw" it, so to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answer choices is an action that applies to using a "soccer ball." The correct answer is "kick."

Example Question #475 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Fork is to eating as pen is to __________.

Possible Answers:

bored

writing

cooking

meal

book

Correct answer:

writing

Explanation:

A "fork" is something that is used in "eating." So, to solve this analogy you need to determine what it is that a "pen" is used for. The correct answer is that a "pen" is used for "writing."

Example Question #476 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Archery is to bow as surfing is to __________.

Possible Answers:

ride

ocean

board

wave

shoot

Correct answer:

board

Explanation:

"Archery" is a sport that you need a "bow" in order to take part in. So, to solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these is an object that you need in order to practice "surfing." The correct answer is that you need a "board."

Example Question #477 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Jar is preserve as key is to __________.

Possible Answers:

lock

crucial

door

wait

jam

Correct answer:

lock

Explanation:

The purpose of a "jar" is to "preserve" (save to be used or eaten later) something. So, to solve this analogy you need to determine which of these answers describes the purpose of a "key." The correct answer is that a "key" is used to "lock" things. Additionally, "crucial" is an adjective that means very important, needed, vital.

Example Question #478 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Junction is to connect as napkin is to __________.

Possible Answers:

tissue

clean

market

kitchen

messy

Correct answer:

clean

Explanation:

A "junction" is a place where two or more things are joined together. The purpose of a "junction" is to "connect" (join). To solve this analogy you need to figure out which of these describes the purpose of a "napkin." The correct answer is to "clean."

Example Question #479 : Analogies

Complete this analogy.

Grill is to cooking as __________ is to climbing.

Possible Answers:

plane

carpet

ladder

shower

oven

Correct answer:

ladder

Explanation:

A "grill" is something that is used for "cooking." So, which of these is something that is used for "climbing?" The correct answer is a "ladder."

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